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Sustainable resource management promotion urged to promote 17 SGDs

Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent With the theme “Empowering Sustainable Convergence”, the ASEAN Corporate Sustainability Summit and Awards (ACSSA) held at…

South Korean president calls for unity over THAAD deployment

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday (July 21) the move to deploy a…

Biden in Sydney: US, Australia a ‘united front’ in Pacific

US and Australian troops plan to step up training so they are "fully prepared" to answer challenges in the Pacific,…

Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in Turkey

by Stuart WILLIAMS with Fulya OZERKAN and Frank ZELLER in Istanbul ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Taiwan lawmakers, fishermen protest at disputed island

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to…

Taiwan buses recalled after deadly fire disaster

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan authorities ordered some tour buses off the road Wednesday after one caught fire and killed…

N. Korea says missile tests simulated nuclear strike on South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Wednesday its latest ballistic missile tests trialled detonation devices for possible nuclear…

Malaysia, Singapore team up on bullet-train project

by Satish Cheney KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia and Singapore signed an agreement Tuesday to pursue an ambitious high-speed…

26 dead in Taiwan tourist bus crash: officials

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A Taiwan tour bus carrying visitors from mainland China crashed and caught fire Tuesday near the capital…

China brushes off boycott calls after South China Sea ruling

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- A senior Chinese official on Tuesday (July 19) brushed off calls for a boycott of the…

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